What is an Associate in Science (AS)?
The AS degree provides students with the opportunity to complete the first two years of a baccalaureate degree.
You can earn an associate in science degree in two years if you maintain full-time status.
This information should not be considered a substitute for the KCTCS Catalog (new window). You should always choose classes in cooperation with your faculty advisor to ensure that you meet all degree requirements.
Focus Areas
BCTC students who pursue the Associate in Science program are permitted to select a Focus Area within a specific field of study. These focus areas permit students to earn the AA degree while concentrating their courses around an academic discipline. Students should discuss potential focus areas with their assigned academic advisor.
Description
Students have two options in earning an AA, AS, or AFA degree. They may decide on a degree in general pre-baccalaureate studies, which allows a wide choice of courses and an opportunity to explore many subject areas, or they may decide on a Focus Area, which allows them to explore one field of study in more depth. A Focus Area is not a major or a minor but is a concentration of related courses.
The classes listed in the Chemistry Focus Area are standard pre-major/major requirements for Chemistry at most four-year institutions.
| CHE 170 | General College Chemistry I | 4 |
| CHE 175 | General College Chemistry Laboratory I | 1 |
| CHE 180 | General College Chemistry II | 4 |
| CHE185 | General College Chemistry Laboratory II | 1 |
| CHE 270 | Organic Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHE 275 | Organic Chemistry Laboratory I | 2 |
| CHE 280 | Organic Chemistry II | 3 |
| CHE 285 | Organic Chemistry Laboratory II | 2 |
| MAT 175 | Calculus I | 5 |
| MAT 185 | Calculus II | 5 |
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PHY 231 |
General University Physics I |
4 |
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AND |
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PHY 241 |
General University Physics I Laboratory |
1 |
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PHY 232 |
General University Physics II |
4 |
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AND |
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PHY 242 |
General University Physics II Laboratory |
1 |
The focus area in Computer Science prepares students for entry-level programming positions as well as transfer to local four-year computer science programs.
| CHE 170 | General University Chemistry I | 4 |
| PHY 231 | General University Physics I | 4 |
| PHY 241 | General University Physics I Laboratory | 1 |
| MAT 175 | Calculus I | 5 |
| MAT 185 | Calculus II | 5 |
| CS115 | Introduction to Computer Programming | 3 |
| CS 215 | Introduction to Program Design, Abstraction, and Problem Solving | 4 |
| CS 216 | Introduction to Software Engineering | 3 |
| CS 275 | Discrete Mathematics | 4 |
Informatics is a broad academic field of study in the design, development, storage, retrieval, analysis, and management of information. Its roots lie in computer science and database administration while its applications are multidisciplinary. The focus area will prepare students to transfer to a BS/BA program to continue studies in informatics or one of its specializations.
| CIT 105 | Introduction to Computers | 3 |
| CIT 120 | Computational Thinking |
3 |
| OR | ||
| CIT 111 | Computer Hardware or Software |
4 |
| INF 120 | Elementary Programming |
3 |
| OR | ||
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CIT 149 |
Java I
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3 |
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INF 282 |
Introduction to Databases |
3 |
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OR | |
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CIT 170 |
Database Design Fundamentals |
3 |
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INF 260 |
Object Oriented Programming I |
3 |
| OR | ||
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CIT 249
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Java II
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3
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INF 286 |
Introduction to Web Development |
3 |
| OR | ||
| CIT 150 | Internet Technologies | 3 |
| OR | ||
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CIT 155 |
Web Page Development |
3 |
| Elective course |
3 |
The Natural Science focus area exposes students to several topics in the natural sciences and prepares students pursuing a baccalaureate degree.
| BIO 150 | Principles of Biology I | 3 |
| BIO 151 | Principles of Biology Laboratory I | 2 |
| BIO 152 | Principles of Biology II | 3 |
| BIO 153 | Principles of Biology Laboratory II | 2 |
| CHE 170 | General College Chemistry I | 4 |
| CHE 175 | General College Chemistry Laboratory I | 1 |
| CHE 180 | General College Chemistry II | 4 |
| CHE 185 | General College Chemistry Laboratory II | 1 |
| CHE 270 | Organic Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHE 280 | Organic Chemistry II | 3 |
| PHY 201 | College Physics I | 4 |
| PHY 203 | College Physics II | 4 |
| PHY 231 | General University Physics | 4 |
| PHY 232 | General University Physics II | 4 |
| ONE of the following courses may be included: | ||
| MAT 150 | College Algebra | 3 |
| MAT 170 | Brief Calculus with Applications | 3 |
| MAT 171 | Pre-Calculus | 5 |
| MAT 175 | Calculus I | 5 |
| MAT 185 | Calculus II | 5 |
| MAT 275 | Calculus III | 4 |
| MAT 285 | Differential Equations (Calculus IV) | 3 |
The Pre-Engineering focus area prepares students for transfer into engineering programs at most four-year institutions.
| MAT 175 | Calculus I | 5 |
| MAT 185 | Calculus II | 5 |
| MAT 275 | Calculus III | 4 |
| PHY 231 | General University Physics I | 4 |
| PHY 241 | General University Physics I Laboratory | 1 |
| CHE 170 | General University Chemistry I | 4 |
| OR | ||
| PHY 232 | General University Physics II | 4 |
The proposed focus area will prepare students for an entry-level position in the local video game design industry, and will also allow students to earn an AA/AS for transfer to a four-year college offering a Bachelor’s degree in video game design.
| IMD 124 | Intro to Game Development | 3 |
| IMD 221 | Computer Graphics | 3 |
| IMD 222 | 3D Modeling | 3 |
| IMD 223 | 3D Animation | 3 |
| IMD 273 | Game Production | 3 |
Transfer Services
BCTC Transfer Services provides assistance to students transferring from BCTC to a four-year university.
Transfer Services maintains information on transfer programs/pathways (suggested BCTC course work) to specific baccalaureate degree programs for many of the state universities and other schools having transfer agreements with BCTC. If you are planning to further your education beyond an associate degree, you should work closely with your Advisor and Transfer Services to ensure that the courses you take will work towards your chosen 4-year degree.
Area Contacts and Websites
BCTC Program Contact
Mark Bell
Newtown Campus, NCB 311A
(859) 246-6263
mark.bell@kctcs.edu
Additional Information
BCTC Program Contact
Tammy Liles
Cooper Campus, OB 234K
(859) 246-6449
tammy.liles@kctcs.edu
Norm Strobel
Newtown Campus, SEC 205K
(859) 246-6456
norman.strobel@kctcs.edu
Additional Information
BCTC Program Contact
Vicki Partin
Assistant Dean Of Allied Health
Leestown, M Building, Room 105
(859) 246-6414
vicki.partin@kctcs.edu
Program Website
Additional Information
BCTC Program Contact
Tammy Liles
Cooper Campus, OB 234K
(859) 246-6445
tammy.liles@kctcs.edu
Norm Strobel
Newtown Campus, SEC 205K
(859) 246-6456
norman.strobel@kctcs.edu
Additional Information
BCTC Program Contact
Tom Rogers
Cooper Campus, MB 233
(859) 246-6543
tom.rogers@kctcs.edu
Program Website
Additional Information
UK Transfer Information
EKU Transfer Information
NKU Transfer Information
Websites
BCTC Program Contact
Scott Davis
Newtown Campus, SEC 205J
(859) 246-6586
scott.davis@kctcs.edu
Program Website
Additional Information
BCTC Program Contact
Virginia Fairchild
Newtown Campus, NCB 311N
(859) 246-6265
virginia.fairchild@kctcs.edu
Program Website
Additional Information
BCTC Program Contact
Shelley Larrabee
Newtown Campus, SEC 205Q
(859) 246-6571
shelley.larrabee@kctcs.edu
Program Website
Additional Information
BCTC Program Contact
Robert Chirwa
Newtown Campus, NCB 213L
(859) 246-6298
robert.chirwa@kctcs.edu
Additional Information
UK Transfer Information
EKU Transfer Information
NKU Transfer Information
Websites
BCTC Program Contact
Mark Bell
Newtown Campus, NCB 311A
(859) 246-6263
mark.bell@kctcs.edu
Additional Information
BCTC Program Contact
Val Zeps
Newtown Campus, 205J
(859) 246-6450
val.zeps@kctcs.edu
Additional Information
BCTC Program Contact
Val Zeps
Newtown Campus, 205J
(859) 246-6450
val.zeps@kctcs.edu
Additional Information
BCTC Program Contact
Val Zeps
Newtown Campus, 205J
(859) 246-6450
val.zeps@kctcs.edu
Additional Information
BCTC Program Contact
Jennifer Pevley
Danville Campus, 111-J
(859) 246-6872
jennifer.pevley@kctcs.edu
Program Website
Additional Information
BCTC Program Contact
Connie Lamb
connie.lamb@kctcs.edu
(859) 246-6792
Program Website
Additional Information
UK Transfer Information
EKU Transfer Information
Websites
BCTC Program Contact
Val Zeps
Newtown Campus, 205J
(859) 246-6450
val.zeps@kctcs.edu
Additional Information
BCTC Program Contact
Marilyn Akins
Newtown Campus, SEC 205J
(859) 246-6242
marilyn.akins@kctcs.edu
Program Website
Additional Information
BCTC Program Contact
Brent Eldridge
Newtown Campus, SEC 205Q
(859) 246-6462
brent.eldridge@kctcs.edu
Additional Information
BCTC Program Contact
Val Zeps
Newtown Campus, 205J
(859) 246-6450
val.zeps@kctcs.edu
Additional Information
BCTC Focus Area
AS Focus Area, Pre-Engineering:
MAT 175, MAT 185, MA 213, PHY 231, PHY 241, and CHE 170 or PHY 232
- UK College of Engineering
- EKU Department of Applied Engineering & Technology
- EKU Department of Physics and Astronomy
- EKU Physics and Pre-Engineering
Other Programs: (UK) Biosystems & Agricultural, Chemical, Civil, Computer, Mining
BCTC Program Contact
Brent Eldridge
Newtown Campus, SEC 205Q
(859) 246-6462
brent.eldridge@kctcs.edu
Additional Information
BCTC Program Contact
Brent Eldridge
Newtown Campus, SEC 205Q
(859) 246-6462
brent.eldridge@kctcs.edu
Additional Information
BCTC Program Contact
Scott Davis
Newtown Campus, SEC 205N
(859) 246-6586
scott.davis@kctcs.edu
